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cried off

verb

past tense of cry off
as in canceled
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) their film deal had been abruptly cried off, and now the filmmakers were back to square one

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cried off
  1. canceled
  2. abandoned
  3. scrapped
  4. revoked
  5. aborted
  6. called off
  7. repealed
Verb
  • Netflix has canceled its drama series Sweet Magnolias after five seasons, but its showrunner and one of its lead actresses are also involved in a new show at the streamer.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The romantic drama starring JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott and Heather Headley has been canceled at Netflix after five seasons.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of canceled
Verb
  • The Department of Financial Services periodically holds unclaimed property auctions, where abandoned safe deposit box contents are auctioned by the Division of Unclaimed Property, the state said.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • One of those vehicles was found abandoned and engulfed in flames near Detroit Avenue.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of abandoned
Verb
  • At CinemaCon in April, Paramount announced that a sequel was finally in active development after multiple attempts to get another movie off the ground, including a version from Pitt’s frequent collaborator David Fincher, which was scrapped in 2019.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • There is no strong evidence that Sheeran's entire tour is going to be scrapped over the opening act issue.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of scrapped
Verb
  • This was partly inspired by the club’s latest investigations into apparent ‘ticket-touting’, when 1,149 fan accounts were banned, and more were threatened with having their season tickets revoked.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • If so, their pensions benefits could be reduced or even revoked.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of revoked
Verb
  • The production of some vaccines involves growing viruses in human cell cultures from two fetuses aborted in the 1960s, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Infantino has come under increasing pressure to step down over his plan, now aborted, to sell stakes in soccer’s biggest tournament, the World Cup, to private equity investors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of aborted
Verb
  • Efforts to locate McCrystal included aerial and ground searches, which were called off earlier this month after a two-week search yielded no trace.
    — Sarah Jean Maher, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were called off this year due to the Iran war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of called off
Verb
  • At the same time, the agency repealed rules that regulate climate pollution from vehicles, which had been passed under the Biden administration to shift the industry toward hybrid and electric cars and trucks.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • None of those leaps repealed the trade-off between cost, weight and strength, but each one moved the curve, leading to today when a rider can buy a combination of light and strong that no amount of money could have purchased a generation ago.
    — Colby Proffitt, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of repealed
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“Cried off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cried%20off. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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